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Collaboration in research and services

The FHNW provides you with practical support.

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Applied research and development at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) is oriented towards answering questions that arise from practice. The focus is on the development and transfer of research results relevant to practical applications. We realise our projects in partnership with institutions from industry, business, culture and society.

With our range of services, we support companies and institutions in developing tailor-made answers to a wide array of questions in their practice and day-to-day work.

You can commission student projects. Students provide new knowledge and methodological competencies and develop a specific solution for your problem. 

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Knowledge and technology transfer is what links teaching, research and services, the aim being to put new and existing knowledge into practice in the form of concepts, methods, products and systems. The FHNW's knowledge and technology transfer departments provide businesses and institutions with fast, straightforward access to the expertise of our nine Schools.

The FHNW Research Support informs about programms and funding opportunities in the national and international context. We provide general guidance and also support the application and project implementation process. For SMEs of the Canton Aargau, we are the first point of contact for questions regarding EU research support.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us! Select one subject area even if more than one is involved. The knowledge and technology transfer departments are in touch with each other and will deal with your enquiry.

School of Applied Psychology FHNW

Milena Rutz
Milena Rutz

Beauftragte für Qualitätsentwicklung und Wissens- und Technologietransfer

Telephone +41 78 743 21 78 (direct)

School of Architecture, Construction and Geomatics FHNW

Prof. Dr. Achim Geissler
Prof. Dr. Achim Geissler

Dozent für nachhaltiges und energieeffizientes Bauen

Telephone +41 61 228 53 73 (direct)

Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW

Dr. Linda Ludwig
Dr. Linda Ludwig

Fachstelle Forschung

Telephone +41 61 228 40 73 (direct)

School of Life Sciences FHNW

Dr. Marion Rutsche
Dr. Marion Rutsche

Technology Transfer

Telephone +41 61 228 56 27 (direct)

Basel Academy of Music FHNW

Dr. Michael Kunkel
Dr. Michael Kunkel

Head of research, Academy of Music FHNW

Telephone +41 61 264 57 35 (direct)

School of Education FHNW

Monika Bänziger
Monika Bänziger

Leiterin Geschäftsstelle IFE

Telephone +41 56 202 79 74 (direct)

School of Social Work FHNW

Joshua Weber, MA
Joshua Weber, MA

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Hochschulzentrum, Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit FHNW

Telephone +41 62 957 28 24 (direct)

School of Engineering FHNW

Prof. Thomas Helbling
Prof. Thomas Helbling

Head of Knowledge and Technology Transfer fitt.ch, Lecturer

Telephone +41 62 957 22 95 (direct)

School of Business FHNW

Prof. Dr. Arie Hans Verkuil
Prof. Dr. Arie Hans Verkuil

Head of Institute of Management

Telephone +41 56 202 72 97 (direct)

FHNW Research Support and Euresearch Grants Office

Dr. Andrea Kofler
Dr. Andrea Kofler

FHNW Research Support and Euresearch

Telephone +41 56 202 82 09 (direct)
Dr. Katharina Hoffmann
Dr. Katharina Hoffmann

FHNW Research Support and Euresearch

Telephone +41 56 202 87 95 (direct)

FHNW projects

An overview of the publications and projects supervised by the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland can be found in the institutional repository.

To the FHNW institutional repository